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Alfred The Great Pocket Giants
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Author : Barbara Yorke
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2015-06-01
Alfred The Great Pocket Giants written by Barbara Yorke and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
'Alfred is one of the most remarkable rulers of any time or place. This clear, readable and insightful book shows why.' - Michael Wood Why is Alfred the Great? A simple answer is that he has been seen as a man who saved England, invented English identity and pioneered English as a written language. He is the first Englishman for whom a biography survives so that we know more about Alfred and his ideals than we do for most people who lived over a thousand years ago. A slightly longer answer would say that things are a bit more complicated, and that one reason Alfred seems to be so 'great' was that he made sure we were told that he was. To get the measure of Alfred we need to look at what he actually managed to achieve. Can we resurrect the 'real' King Alfred? There may be limits, but even if we have to part company with some of the Victorian adulation, we are still left with a pretty impressive and surprising person. Barbara Yorke has recently retired from the University of Winchester where she worked in the History Department for many years, ultimately as Professor of Early Medieval History. She is now a Professor Emerita there, and also an Honorary Professor at the Institute of Archaeology, University of London where she has advised on a number of projects. She has written extensively on the early middle ages in books and academic papers, as well as more popular works such as History Today and BBC History magazine (including on King Alfred). She has appeared on various radio and television programmes on Anglo-Saxon topics. In 2008 she curated an exhibition on King Alfred in the Discovery Centre, Winchester.
Alfred The Great
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Author : Barbara Yorke
language : en
Publisher: Pocket Giants
Release Date : 2016-02
Alfred The Great written by Barbara Yorke and has been published by Pocket Giants this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Why is Alfred "the Great?" A simple answer is that he has been seen as a man who saved England, invented English identity and pioneered English as a written language. He is the first Englishman for whom a biography survives, so we know more about Alfred and his ideals than we do for most people who lived over 1,000 years ago. A slightly longer answer would say that things are a bit more complicated, and that one reason Alfred seems to be so "great" was that he made sure we were told that he was. To get the measure of Alfred we need to look at what he actually managed to achieve. Can we resurrect the "real" King Alfred? Even if we have to part company with some of the Victorian adulation, we are still left with a pretty impressive and surprising person.
Wellington Pocket Giants
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Author : Gary Sheffield
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2017-07-17
Wellington Pocket Giants written by Gary Sheffield and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-17 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Wellington is a giant because he was one of the greatest military commanders in British history, an important figure in the emergence of Britain as a great imperial power, a man who dominated British society and politics for 35 years. He was the only one of Napoleon's contemporaries who can be mentioned in the same breath as a general - a master of logistics, politics and coalition warfare as well as strategy, operations and tactics. The book's focus is on Wellington's military career, and it looks at all of these aspects, placing them in the context of the military and political developments of the time. It explores Wellington's personality – a key to understanding his success - and briefly examines his post-Waterloo career as a politician. It concludes that Wellington was not only a military genius, but an icon whose fame endures to our own time.
The Warrior Queen
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Author : Joanna Arman
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2017-05-15
The Warrior Queen written by Joanna Arman and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-15 with History categories.
The story of a medieval Boudicca, Alfred the Great's daughter, and her struggle to restore her people and reclaim their land
King Arthur Pocket Giants
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Author : Nick Higham
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2015-03-02
King Arthur Pocket Giants written by Nick Higham and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Why is King Arthur a giant? Because his story has had such strong influences on our understanding of the history of Europe and the English-speaking world. Because the debate about Arthur as a historical figure has been central to understanding the fall of Roman Britain and the formation of England for much of the last 1,300 years. Because Arthur is one of the best-known kings in world history, whose reign was viewed as a golden age, an epoch in which to centre tales of right and wrong, of faith and faithlessness, and of courage and falseness, the moral and spiritual values of which continue to resonate today not least among those who dismiss Arthur as a late literary construct. Because an understanding of Arthur and all the different things he has meant to scores of generations up to the present is fundamental to our understanding of our own past, our understanding of ourselves and the ways in which we can benefit from history.
Charles Darwin Pocket Giants
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Author : Stephen Webster
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2014-08-01
Charles Darwin Pocket Giants written by Stephen Webster and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
When Darwin announced his theory of evolution by natural selection, he did more than transform biology. Before his great work, humans were comfortably different from other life, a special creation. By showing how life on Earth evolved, Darwin told us that humans too are part of nature. His decisive experience – a five-year round-the-world voyage on the Beagle – set him thinking about the diversity of life, ideas that would challenge the scientific establishment and Victorian society. Darwin for years built his evidence for evolution, even as he realised that such ideas were leading him straight into controversy and dispute. This book gives a concise account of Darwin's life and work, and makes vividly clear why his work continues to influence us all. Stephen Webster is Director of the Science Communication Unit at Imperial College. He was educated in zoology at Bristol, and in the philosophy of science at Cambridge. His PhD thesis was a study of art-science collaborations. Stephen has a writing career that spans textbooks, BBC radio plays, an opera about Darwin, BBC radio documentaries about the nature of science, and contributions to the Guardian newspaper's weather column. His 1993 radio play about the clockmaker John Harrison was awarded an Association for British Science Writers prize; in 2003, with the composer Graham Treacher, Stephen was funded by the Wellcome Trust to write the libretto for Darwin's Dream, a piece of music theatre that received its premiere in the Royal Albert Hall.
Jack The Giant Killer Or Harlequin King Arthur And Ye Knights Of Ye Round Table A Burlesque Extravaganza Preceding A Mirthful Magical Comical Christmas Pantomime In Verse
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Author : Henry James Byron
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1859
Jack The Giant Killer Or Harlequin King Arthur And Ye Knights Of Ye Round Table A Burlesque Extravaganza Preceding A Mirthful Magical Comical Christmas Pantomime In Verse written by Henry James Byron and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1859 with Burlesque (Theater) categories.
Stories About Alfred The Great For The Amusement And Instruction Of Children By A M S
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Author : Agnes M. Stewart
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1840
Stories About Alfred The Great For The Amusement And Instruction Of Children By A M S written by Agnes M. Stewart and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1840 with categories.
Catalog Of Reprints In Series
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Author : Robert Merritt Orton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1961
Catalog Of Reprints In Series written by Robert Merritt Orton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with Editions categories.
Catalog Of Reprints In Series
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1961
Catalog Of Reprints In Series written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with Editions categories.